Public urged to plant indigenous trees for environmental conservation

By:Ambrose Wanagoli 

Butaleja: The public have been advised to plant indigenous trees, in a bid to conserve the environment, and also add value to the climatic changes.

Noah Wapera, the Public Relations officer for a Little bit of Hope Uganda, a non government organization in Butaleja district, stated the importance of tree planting in an interview this morning.

Wapera, said that the heat, apparently causing disability to the netizens deserves trees for a solution. He identified the indigenous trees such as original Muvule ,  and Acacia trees, to mention. According to Wapera, such indegnous trees are friendly to even the food crops such maize, beans, and bananas. He, however, discouraged the citizens from planting eucalyptus trees because they over drain the water from soil.

Isaac Mudoba, the Agriculture and Environment officer, attarched to a Little bit of Hope, disclosed that they donated a total of 66,000 tree seedlings to the farmers in the sub counties of: Busolwe town council, Nawanjofu sub county, Busaba sub county, and Busolwe sub county.

He also said that they got the seedlings from Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprises(METGE), and gave them to the schools partnering with a Little bit of Hope for development, apparently.

Moses Lamu Mungholo, the head teacher for Hiriga primary school, one of the beneficiaries, thanked the NGO for the initiative, but decried the heavy sunshine which has killed some of the young trees.

Relatedly, Juma Mulesa, the head teacher of Nakwasi Seed school, says that he has a plan to plant numerous trees and grass around the Nakwasi Seed school compound, intent to control the floods in his area. Nakwasi Seed school, is one of the heavily affected schools with the heavy floods in Butaleja district.